00:00A heavy downpour has shut down Istanbul, flooding homes and roads and killing at least two people
00:06in what officials said on Thursday was the heaviest rainfall in the city since records began more than 80 years
00:12ago.
00:13Rescuers worked overnight to save hundreds of people stranded at their workplaces, while bystanders helped countless others.
00:20The rain began lashing Turkey's largest city on Wednesday morning and intensified throughout the day,
00:27causing chaos and flash flooding, with footage showing cars being dragged away by the fast-flowing waters.
00:33Two people died in the floods.
00:35A 14-year-old was electrocuted after stepping in a puddle at a park, and a 34-year-old slipped
00:41on a sidewalk and hit their head.
00:43The governor's office said education would be suspended on Thursday and some state employees would be placed on leave.
00:49It advised residents to stay home unless travel was absolutely necessary,
00:54and for people living in basement apartments to spend the night elsewhere.
